Sergey Bodrov: quotes, life, death

Sergei Bodrov is often called a unique phenomenon in Russian cinema. He had no professional education in the field of cinema, but he became a hero of the whole era. The film "Brother", where Bodrov acted in the main role, as well as his film "Sisters" became a symbol of a generation.

Briefly about biography

Bodrov was born in Moscow in 1971 in the family of director Bodrov the elder. In his school years, he studied in-depth study of French, and after graduation planned to enter the theater faculty. However, then the father dissuaded Sergei from this decision, saying that the cinema is more a state of mind than a profession. And so Bodrov entered the historical faculty of Moscow State University. There he studies the history of Venice's art, and since 1991 begins to often visit Italy, earning as a lifeguard on local beaches.

In 1998 he defended his dissertation on his subject. All this shows how versatile Sergei Bodrov possessed. Quotations of it, relating to the time, can help many young people in self-determination. For example, Bodrov said: "As a child, I tried with a dozen sports ... and never stopped. I thought that this was due to a lack of perseverance ... and then realized that I did not really need all this. " A thing that is really important for a person, the artist thought, he will always bring to completion.

Beginning of Bodrov's career

Even before Bodrov graduates from the university, he understands that art is not an area that he should only study. He decides to take part in it directly. Films "Freedom is Paradise" and "The White King, the Red Queen" are the first films where Sergei Bodrov took part. Quotations of his, relating to the time, indicate a high level of self-criticism of the actor. He says: "If in me, as long as there is organicity, I'm happy. But my merit here is minimal, I can not do more than cats or children, they say that it's difficult to act with them ... ". But in these films Bodrov has so far only played a supporting role. His first debut was the film of his father, "The Prisoner of the Caucasus."

Acquaintance with Balabanov. The film "Brother"

During the Sochi film festival, Bodrov gets acquainted with Alexei Balabanov, who was known for taking frequently non-professional actors for filming his films. The result of this acquaintance was the appearance of the films "Brother" and "Brother-2", in which the main role was played by Sergei Bodrov. Quotations from this film, such as the expression "What is the power, brother?", Which has become a winged one, is still remembered by the people.

Both parts of the film, but at one time were perceived ambiguously. Many accused both Bodrov and Balabanov in Russophobia. But this did not stop Sergei Bodrov from becoming a national hero, and two films - a reflection of an entire era. The film received a huge number of awards. Sergei Bodrov himself received many awards. Quotes from the movie "Brother" at one time sounded around the world. The film also appeared in Australia and Canada. On the very creation of the film in Russia, it took about one million dollars, and the revenue was about 600 thousand - the film did not cover its expenses. At that time, most of the proceeds were made from sales on video cassettes. The film also received a large number of positive reviews of film critics.

Sergey Bodrov: quotes and statements

Immediately after the film was on the screen, it was snapped up to phrases that are firmly rooted in the daily lives of Russians. But the second part of the saga is not inferior in this respect to the debut. The thought of the second part came to Bodrov's head after one incident. A woman who lived in Chechnya wrote to him. She asked how you can resist the gangsters who stole from her son a motorcycle from the garage.

Then Sergei Bodrov received many more such letters. And he realized that so close to the people of cinema can not be continued. "It is necessary to brake the feet, not the head!", "In general, my grandfather in the war was killed. - It happens "," I'm a policeman. "Okay, I'm a policeman myself" - all these quotes from Sergey Bodrov from the movie "Brother" are loved and remembered until now. The movie, which was shot about the life of the "dashing 90s", left an indelible imprint both in the minds of ordinary people and intellectuals.

The tragic death

Between the first appearance of Bodrov in the film "Caucasian Captive" and his death was only six years. "Stringer", "Let's do it in a fast way", "East-West" - all these, besides the mentioned ones, those few films in which Sergey Bodrov, Jr. managed to play the part. The remains of the research group were found shortly - only six years after the death of Bodrov and his crew. Nobody expected that on September 20, 2002, an avalanche of ice and snow would descend from the mountains of Ossetia. According to the official version of the incident, a huge glacier broke from Jimar's mountain. He covered all the Karmadon gorge, where a film was shot called "Svyaznoy", a layer of ice 60 meters thick.

The mass of ice, which swept at a speed of about 180 km / h, claimed the lives of more than a hundred people. Together with them, Sergei Bodrov, Jr. also died. Found the remains of him or someone else from the crew, for a long time remained unknown. Then, a DNA analysis was performed, by means of which the identity of these remains was established. It turned out that this is the ashes of Iranbek Tsirikhov. Sergei Bodrov, like his film crew, was reported missing after the tragedy.